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2014 Movies Review Archive

The films we love (and don't love) as the year unfolds

  • Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, The Judge, movie review
    Warner Bros.

    The Judge

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    Rating: R Run time: 2 hours 21 minutes Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Jeremy Strong, Billy Bob Thornton Director: David Dobkin

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  • Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, My Old Lady, Movies
    Cohen Media Group

    My Old Lady

    Read the review Rating: PG-13 Running time: 1 hour, 47 minutes Stars: Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas Director: Israel Horovitz

    2 of 43
  • Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman Star, This is Where I Leave You, movie review
    Warner Bros.

    'This Is Where I Leave You

    Read the review Rating: R Running time: 1 hour, 43 minutes Stars: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda Director: Shawn Levy

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  • James Gandolfini, Tom Hardy, The Drop, movie review
    Fox Searchlight

    The Drop

    Read the review Rating: R Running time: 1 hour, 46 minutes Stars: James Gandolfini, Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace Director: Michaël R. Roskam

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  • Dakota Fanning, Kevin Kline, The Last of Robin Hood, movie review
    Everett Collection

    'The Last of Robin Hood'

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    Rating:
    R Running Time: 1 hour, 34 minutes Stars: Max Casella, Dakota Fanning, Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland

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  • Alfred Molina, John Lithgow, Love is Strange, Summer Movie Preview
    Sony Pictures Classics

    Love Is Strange

    Read the review Rating: R Running Time: 98 minutes Stars: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei Director: Ira Sachs

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  • Mickey Rourke, Sin City, Summer Movie Preview
    The Weinstein Company

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    Read the review Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 42 minutes
    Stars: Jessica Alba, Powers Boothe, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green, Dennis Haysbert, Ray Liotta, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis Director: Robert Rodriguez

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  • Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites, The Giver
    The Weinstein Company

    The Giver

    Read the review Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 1 hour, 34 minutes Stars: Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes, Alexander Skarsgård, Meryl Streep, Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites Director: Phillip Noyce

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  • Helen Mirren, British Actress,
    Dreamworks

    The Hundred-Foot Journey

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    Rating: PG Run Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes Stars: Manish Dayal, Charlotte Le Bon, Helen Mirren, Om Puri Director: Lasse Hallström

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  • Chadwick Boseman, Get On Up, Summer Movie Preview
    Universal Pictures

    Get on Up

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    Rating: PG-13 Run time: 2 hours 18 minutes Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Dan Aykroyd, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer Director: Tate Taylor

    10 of 43
  • Diane Keaton, Michael Douglas, And So It Goes, movie review
    Clay Enos/Clarius Entertainment

    And So It Goes

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    Rating: PG-13 Run Time: 1 hour, 34 minutes Stars: Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Rob Reiner, Frances Sternhagen, Frankie Valli Director: Rob Reiner

    11 of 43
  • Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Magic in the Moonlight, movie review
    Sony Pictures Classics

    Magic in the Moonlight

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    Rating: PG-13 Run Time: 97 minutes Stars: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver Director: Woody Allen

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  • Paul Eenhoorn, Earl Lynn Nelson, Land Ho!, Summer Movie Preview
    Sony Pictures Classics

    Land Ho!

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    Rated: R Run Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes Stars: Paul Eenhoorn, Earl Lynn Nelson Directors: Aaron Katz, Martha Stephens

    13 of 43
  • Susan Sarandon, Melissa McCarthy, Tammy, movie review
    Warner Bros. Pictures

    Tammy

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 36 minutes Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Sarah Baker, Kathy Bates, Gary Cole, Toni Collette, Nat Faxon, Allison Janney, Melissa McCarthy, Sandra Oh, Susan Sarandon Director: Ben Falcone

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  • Keira Knightley, Adam Levine, Begin Again, movie review
    The Weinstein Company

    Begin Again

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 41 minutes Stars: CeeLo Green, Catherine Keener, Keira Knightley, Adam Levine, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld Director: John Carney

    15 of 43
  • John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Jersey Boys
    Warner Bros.

    Jersey Boys

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    Rating: R Running Time: 2 hours, 14 minutes Stars: Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Vincent Piazza, Christopher Walken, John Lloyd Young Director: Clint Eastwood

    16 of 43
  • Olivia Wilde, Liam Neeson, Third Person, Movies
    Sony Pictures Classics

    Third Person

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    Rating: R Running Time: 2 hours, 17 minutes Stars: Kim Basinger, Maria Bello, Adrien Brody, James Franco, Mila Kunis, Liam Neeson, Moran Atias, Olivia Wilde Director: Paul Haggis

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  • Allison Janney, Trust Me, Movies
    Starz Digital Media

    Trust Me

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    Rating: R Running time: 90 minutes Stars: Clark Gregg, Felicity Huffman, Allison Janney, William H. Macy, Amanda Peet, Sam Rockwell, Saxon Sharbino Director: Clark Gregg

    18 of 43
  • Amy Adams, Garrett Hedlund, Lullaby
    ARC Entertainment

    Lullaby

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 57 minutes Stars: Amy Adams, Anne Archer, Jessica Brown Findlay, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, Richard Jenkins Director: Andrew Levitas

    19 of 43
  • Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, The Edge of Tomorrow, Summer Movie Preview
    Warner Bros. Pictures

    Edge of Tomorrow

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    Rating: PG-13 Run Time: 1 hour, 53 minutes Stars: Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson Director: Doug Liman

    20 of 43
  • Angelina Jolie, Maleficent, Disney, movie review
    Frank Connor/Disney Enterprises, Inc.

    Maleficent

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    Run Time: 1 hour 39 minutes
    Rated: PG Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley
    Director: Robert Stromberg

    21 of 43
  • Clive Owen, Julette Binoche, Words and Pictures, movie review
    Roadside Attractions

    Words and Pictures

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    Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 1 hour, 51 minutes Stars: Juliette Binoche, Clive Owen Director: Fred Schepisi

    22 of 43
  • Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan, The Love Punch, Summer Movie Preview
    Pictorial Press Ltd./Alamy

    The Love Punch

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    Rating: PG-13 Run Time: 1 hour, 34 minutes Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson Director: Joel Hopkins

    23 of 43
  • Don Johnson, Sam Shepard, Michael C. Hall, Cold in July, Summer Movie Preview
    IFC Films

    Cold in July

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    Run Time: 1 hour, 49 minutes Rated: R Stars: Michael C. Hall, Don Johnson, Sam Shepard Director: Jim Mickle

    24 of 43
  • Jon Hamm, Million Dollar Arm, movie review
    Walt Disney Pictures

    Million Dollar Arm

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    Rating: PG Running Time: 2 hours, 4 minutes Stars: Jon Hamm, Bill Paxton, Alan Arkin, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal, Lake Bell Director: Craig Gillespie

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  • jon favreau, john leguziamo, chef, movie review
    Open Road Films

    Chef

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 55 minutes Stars: Emjay Anthony, Bobby Cannavale, Robert Downey Jr., Jon Favreau, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Amy Sedaris, Sofia Vergara Director: Jon Favreau

    26 of 43
  • Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sarah Gadon, Amma Asante, Belle, movie review
    Courtesy Fox Searchlight

    Belle

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    Rating: PG Running Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes Stars: Sarah Gadon, Matthew Goode, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Reid, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson Director: Amma Asante

    27 of 43
  • Helen Hunt, Decoding Annie Parker, movie review
    Entertainment One Films

    Decoding Annie Parker

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 31 minutes Stars: Bob Gunton, Helen Hunt, Rashida Jones, Samantha Morton, Aaron Paul, Bradley Whitford Director: Steven Bernstein

    28 of 43
  • John Turturro, Fading Gigilo, movie review
    Everett Collection

    Fading Gigolo

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Stars: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber Director: John Turturro

    29 of 43
  • Christopher Meloni, Samll Time, Movies for Grownups
    Everett Collection

    Small Time

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 44 minutes Stars: Xander Berkeley, Devon Bostick, Christopher Meloni, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Norris Director: Joel Surnow

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  • Johnny Depp, Ralph Steadman, For No Good Reason
    Everett Collection

    For No Good Reason

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 29 minutes Stars: Johnny Depp, Ralph Steadman Director: Charlie Paul

    31 of 43
  • Kelly Reilly, Greg Kinnear, Connor Corum, Heaven Is For Real
    Sony Pictures

    Heaven Is for Real

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    Rating: PG Running Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes Stars: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Thomas Haden Church, Margo Martindale Director: Randall Wallace

    32 of 43
  • Denis Leary, Frank Langella, Kevin Costner, Draft Day, movie review
    Summit Entertainment

    Draft Day

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    Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 1 hour, 49 minutes Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Chadwick Boseman, Ellen Burstyn, Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Frank Langella, Denis Leary Director: Ivan Reitman

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  • Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe, Noah, movie review
    Paramount Pictures

    Noah

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    Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 2 hours, 18 minutes Director: Darren Aronofsky Stars: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Nick Nolte

    34 of 43
  • Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, The Railway Man, movie review
    The Weinstein Company

    Railway Man

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 56 minutes Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Stars: Colin Firth, Jeremy Irvine, Nicole Kidman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Stellan Skarsgård

    35 of 43
  • Robert Redford, Chris Evans, Marvel's Captain America, movie review
    Walt Disney Studios

    Captain America

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    Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 2 hours, 16 minutes Stars: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo

    36 of 43
  • Michael Pena, Cesar Chavez, movies for grownups
    Lionsgate

    Cesar Chavez

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    Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 1 hour, 41 minutes Stars: Michael Cudlitz, Rosario Dawson, America Ferrera, John Malkovich, Michael Peña Director: Diego Luna

    37 of 43
  • Le Weekend, Lindsay Duncan, Jim Broadbent, movie review
    Music Box Films

    Le Week-End

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 33 minutes Stars: Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum Director: Roger Michell

    38 of 43
  • Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
    Getty

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

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    Rating: R Running Time: 1 hour, 39 minutes Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Ralph Fiennes, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton Director: Wes Anderson

    39 of 43
  • The Wind Rises, Jiro Horikoshi, World War II, animated film
    Everett

    The Wind Rises

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    Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 2 hours, 6 minutes Stars: (voices): Emily Blunt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Mandy Patinkin, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci Director: Hayao Miyazaki

    40 of 43
  • Liam Neeson, Non-Stop, air marshall, movie review
    Universal/Everett Collection

    Non-Stop

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    Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes Stars: Michelle Dockery, Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Lupita Nyong'o Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

    41 of 43
  • Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, About Last Night, movie review
    Sony Pictures

    About Last Night

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    Rating:   Running Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes Stars: Joy Bryant, Michael Ealy, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Christopher McDonald, Paula Patton Director: Steve Pink

    42 of 43
  • Gattlin Griffith, Josh Brolin, Kate Winsle, Labor Day, movie review
    Paramount Pictures

    Labor Day

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    Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 1 hour, 51 minutes Director: Jason Reitman Stars: Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Kate Winslet

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Reviews from AARP film critics Bill Newcott and Meg Grant are listed here from the most recent to oldest for 2014.

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